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Practical case: Research is key to successful educational innovation

The organization of educational innovation is often accompanied by a number of challenges. For example, how do you get an idea of the teacher for whom you are developing your offering? In this practical case (in Dutch) you can read how Utrecht University approached their research into the willingness of teachers to change.

11 December 2024 1 min

What?

This is the second part of a two-part series focusing on the Center for Academic Teaching and Learning (CAT) of Utrecht University (UU). In part one, Mabelle Hernández and Sebastiaan Steenman talk about the start and design of the CAT and what cultural change was required for this. You read this article in the CTL Magazine.

For whom?

This practical case is relevant for anyone involved in educational innovation and research into how to involve teachers,

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Practical case

Samenvatting

This practical case shows how Utrecht University approached research into the willingness of teachers to change. To make educational innovation successful, it is important to involve the teachers. Which research methods can you use for this, how do you set this up and how do you monitor the results? Mabelle Hernández and Sebastiaan Steenman (UU) explain this in this document.

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